Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
D E S C R I P T I 0 N
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ME'PfiOD OF PRODUCING INSULATING OIL
COMPRISING DIBENZ~YLBENZENE
'TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a method of producing an
electrical insulating oil comprising dibenzylbenzenes. The
insulating oil prepared according to the present invention
o is suitably used for oil-filled electrical appliances in
which at least a part of insulating material or dielectric
material is made of a plastic film. It is used more prefer-
ably for oil-filled capacitors, especially suitable for
oil-filled metallized plastic film capacitors.
BACKGROUND ART
The reduction of sizes and weights of oil-filled
capacitors and oil-filled cables are recently eagerly
required. In order to comply with the requirement, the
2o insulating materials or dielectric materials are, at least
partially, made of plastics, for example, polyolefin such as
polypropylene.
In spite of the attempt to improve the structure
itself of oil-filled electrical appl:(ances, there is no
satisfactory improvement in the electrical :insu:latlng oi:l. 1;0
be used for impregnation. (n othc:c~ words, Cor example, the
conventional lnsulat:Tng oils such as refined mineral oils,
polybutenes, alkylbenzenes, diarylalkanes, alkylbiphenyls
and alkylnaphthalenes are not always satisfactory in view of
30~ the:lr properties and characteristics. Under the existing
circumstances, there are few electrical insulating oils
which are suitable for the o.il-filled electrical appliances
such as oil-Pilled capacitors, especially metallized-film
capacitors (here.inafter referred to as "MF capacitor") in
s5 which a metallized film made by depositing a metal such as
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aluminum is wound as an electrode and an electrical insulat-
ing oil is impregnated.
That is, presently used MF capacitors are mainly
the so-called dry-type MF capacitors which are not impreg
s nated with an electrically insulating material such as
insulating oil. In capacitors as well as in other electri-
cal appliances, the potential gradient is generally high
when an electrically insulating material exists around
electrodes or conductors. Accordingly, the voltage-
o withstanding property of an impregnated MF capacitor is
higher than that of a dry-type capacitor and the former
capacitor can comply with the requirements for reducing the
sizes and weights of capacitors. Nevertheless, the
metallized film using a plastic base film such as polypro-
is pylene film receives a large influence of oil impregnation.
For example, the size of base film is changed by oil impreg-
nation and evep when impregnation oil slightly permeates
between a deposited metal layer and a base film, deposited
metal layer is cracked, and what is worse, the deposited
2o metal film is often peeled off, which results into dielec-
tric breakdown. Accordingly, the electrical insulating oil
suitable for MF capacitors is few.
For example, in an MF capacitor which is impreg
nated with benzyltoluene or phenylxylylethane, the capacity
2s is lowered severely in use and the corona (partial)
discharge characteristic is not always good.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for
so producing electrical insulating oil which is characterized
in that benzene or toluene is reacted with diphenylmethane
or its derivative at a reaction temperature of 170 to 400°
in the presence of a synthetic crystalline zeolite catalyst
having a molar ratio of Si02to A1203oP 20 or above, wherein
35 the inlets of main pores are constituted of ten-membered
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oxygen rings.
The present invention will be described in mare
detail in the following.
A method to produce xylene by the disproportiona
tion between toluene molecules in the presence of ZSIr1-5 type
zeolite catalyst (British Patent No. 1,463,359). This is
naturally accomplished by transfer of methyl groups.
when dibenzylbenzene is produced from toluene and
diphenylmethane using ZSM-5 type zeolite, assuming that the
transfer o.f methyl group is caused to occur, the formation
of xylene is naturally presumed because toluene exists. If
xylene is produced, it is not desirable because the yield of
dibenzylbenzene is lowered owing to the consumption of
toluene. Therefore, it was presumed that ZSm-5 type cata-
r5 lyst was not suitable for producing dibenzylbenzene from
toluene and daphenylmethane.
Contrary to the presumption, however, the present
Inventors have found out that, despite the existence of
toluene, the reaction to produce dibenzylbenzene proceeds
2o substantially without the formation of xylene. Furthermore,
in addition to dlbenzylbenzene, other methyl nuclear substi-
tution compounds such as methyl and dimethyl derivatives are
produced much.
Accordingly, it is a remarkable fact that xylene
2s is not produced and more dibenzylbenzenes are produced in
the method of the present Lnve:ntlon, which fact has been by
no means anticipated in v:Lew of the description in the
foregoLng patent gazette.
One of the starting materials used in the method
so of the present invention is benzene or toluene. These can
be used in a mixture.
The other starting material is diphenylmethane or
Its methyl derivative. The methyl derivative is namely
benzyltoluene or ditolylmethane. These diphenylmethane,
35 benzyltoluene and dltolylmethane can be used in a mixture.
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Included in the dibenzylbenzenes prepared accord-
ing to the method of the present invention are dibenzylben-
zene as well as its monomethyl nuclear substitution
compounds such as dibenzyltoluene and its dimethyl nuclear
s substitution campounds such as dibenzylx3~lene.
The conditions for the reaction of benzene or
toluene with diphenylmethane in the present invention are as
follows:
In the first place, the catalyst is a crystalline
~o synthetic aluminosilicate zeolite of 20 or higher in molar
ratio of Si02/A1203 and the inlets of main pores thereof are
composed of ten-membered oxygen rings. Such a zeolite is
exemplified by ZSM-5 type synthetic zeolite having the
inlets of main pores composed of ten-membered oxygen rings
~s as well as zeolite zeta 1 and zeolite zeta 2. That is, the
zeolite used in the present invention is characterized in
that the inlets of main pores are composed of ten-membered
oxygen rings. Conventional synthetic zeolites such as
zeolite A, erionite and offretite have smaller inlets of
2o eight-membered oxygen rings. Meanwhile, mordenite, zeolite
X and zeolite Y have larger inlets of twelve-membered oxygen
rings.
These conventional zeolites having eight-membered
oxygen rings or twelve-membered oxygen r.lngs are not
2s suitable for use in the method of the present Invention
because the structure o.P them are different .Prom that of the
present invention.
Any of crystalline synthetic aluminosilicates as
far as they are 20 or higher in molar ratio of Si02/A1203 and
3o the inlets of main pores thereof are composed of ten
membered oxygen rings, can be used as the crystalline
synthetic zeolite in the present invention. Especially
preferable ones are ZSM-S type synthetic zeolites known as
ZSM-5, ZSM-11, ZSM-12, ZSM-22, ZSM-23, ZSM-35, ZSM-38 and
35 ZSM-48. All of these ZSM-S type synthetic zeolites have the
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structural characteristic that the inlets of main pores are
composed of ten-membered oxygen rings. Furthermore, most
preferable synthetic zeolite is ZSM-5. The compositions and
methods for preparing these ZSM-5 type zeolites are '
s disclosed in the following patent gazettes.
ZSM-5: United States Patent No. 3,702,886
British Patent No. 1,161,974 and
Japanese Patent Pub. No. 46-10064
ZSM-8: British Patent No. 1,334,243
to ZSM-11: United States Patent No. 3,709,979 and
Japanese Patent Pub. No. 53-23280
ZSM-21: United States Patent No. 4,001,346
ZSM-35: Japanese Laid-Open Patent
Publication No. 53-144500
is Zeolite Zeta 1: Japanese Laid-Open Patent
Publication No. 51-67299
Zeolite Zeta 3: Japanese Laid-Open Patent
Publication No. 51-67298
The synthetic zeolite having the structural
2o characteristic that the inlets oP main pores are composed of
ten-membered oxygen rings, has usually a high molar ratio of
SiOZ/A1203 and the value is generally ZO or higher. In some
case, the molar ratio of Si02/A1203 is very high, for
example, the synthetic zeolite having a molar ratio as high
zs as 1,600 can be effective. Furthermore, in some case, it is
possible to use a zeolite of substantially no aluminum
having a value close to infinity in the molar ratio of
Si02/A1203. Such a "high-silica" zeolite is also included in
the definition in the present invention. This molar ratio
ao of Si02/A1203 can be determined by an ordinary analytical
method such as atomic absorption spectrum analysis. This
ratio is defined as the value to be close as possible to the
ratio in the hard skeleton of zeolite crystal but the
aluminum in cation form or other forms contained in binder
a5 or channels is excluded.
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The structure of ten-membered rings in the inlets
of main pores usually confirmed by X-ray diffractiometry.
For example, the ZSM-5 type synthetic zeolites which are
preferably used as catalysts in the present invention
exhibit characteristic X-ray diffraction patterns particular
to them (cf: the foregoing patent gazettes in detail).
It is, however, possible to employ the values of
constraint indexes in place of the X-ray difPractiometry.
That is, the ten-membered oxygen ring referred to in the
~o present invention can also be defined as the synthetic
zeolites having constraint indexes of 1 to 12. By the way,
the practical determination method of the constraint index
is described in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication
No. 56-133223. This index shows the degree to which the
~s pore structure of zeolite crystal restrains the access of
molecules having a cross sectional area larger than that of
n-paraffin. In the determination, as disclosed in the same
reference, n-hexane and 3-methylpentane are adsorbed by
zeolite under a certain condition and the index Ls calcu-
20 lated from adsorbed quantities. Typical values of the
constraint indexes are as follows:
Constraint Index
ZS~I-5 g.3
ZSi~I-11
2s ZSI~t-35 ~ . 5
Amorphous SI.:L.Lca-A:Lum.Lntr 0.6
The method for preparing the zeolite used in the
present invention will be described with reference to the
synthesis of 7.SU-5.
ao In the first place, a starting mixture containing
tetrapropylammonium hydroxide, sodium oxide, aluminum oxide,
silicon oxide and water, is prepared. The composition may
be made within the range as described in the foregoing
reference. The reaction mixture Is then subjected to hydro-
35 thermal synthesis by heating. After the synthesis, the
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obtained crystal. is baked in the air to obtain ZSM-5 zeolite
catalyst. Tetrapropylammonium hydroxide can be synthesized
in situ from n-propylamine and n-propyl bromide. Aluminum
oxide is used herein, however, it is also proposed to
synthesize ZSM-5 containing substantially no aluminum atom.
In the above method, tetrapropylammonium hydroxide is used,
however, it is also praposed as the method for synthesizing
ZS~I-5 to use several other organic cations or organic
compounds as their precursors in place of them. Such
compounds are exemplified by ammonia, trialkylmethylammonium
cation, triethyl-n-propylammonium cation, CZ to Cg primary
monoalkylamines, neopentylamine, di- and trialkylamines,
alkanolamines, CSto Cg alkyldiamines, C3 to C12 alkylene-
dlamlnes, ethylenediamine, hexamethylenediamlne, Cg to Cg
5 diols, ethylene or propylene glycol, pentaerythritol,
dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol, 1,4-dimethoxycyclo-
hexane, hydroquinone, ethylene oxide and ammonia, n-dodecyl-
benzene sulfonate, cyclopentadienyl phthalocyanine complex,
2-aminopyridine, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, dioxane,
2o dioxolan, tetrahydrofraran, and carboxylic acids such as
tartaric acid. Furthermore, it is also proposed that,
without adding organic cati.ons or organic compounds as
precursors thereof as described above, ZS~I-5 Is added as
seeds in crystallizat:lon.
2s The zeollte used for the reaction conta:Lns
metallic ions such us sodium ions which come from the
reaction materials in synthesis. Besides the sodium as an
alkali metal, it is possible to use the one which is ion
exchanged by other alkaline earth metals such as calcium and
ao magnesium and other trivalent metallic ions. Furthermore,
crystalline synthetic alumlnosllicate zeolite such as ZSm-5
type zeolite which is modified with boron, potassium,
phosphorus or their compounds, can also be used. The meth-
ods for these ion exchange and modification can be carried
35 OUt by a conventional method.
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As described above, the crystalline synthetic
zeolite of the present invention can contain various kinds
of metals, however, the synthetic zeolite which is desirable
for the method of the present invention is the so-called
s hydrogen-type zeolite In which the metallic ions are substi-
tuted with hydrogen ion. Typical hydrogen-type zeolite is
prepared by a process such that the catalyst containing the
organic cations used in the catalyst preparation is heated
for instance at 400 to 700°C for 1 hour in inert atmosphere
~o and it is then subjected to ion exchange with an ammonium
salt or a mineral acid such as hydrochloric acid, and it is
further calcined, for example, at 300 to 600°C to be
activated, thereby obtaining the catalyst what is called
hydrogen-type zeolite.
~s The reaction temperature in the present invention
is 170 to 400°C, preferably 200 to 350°C.
When the reaction temperature is lower than the
above range, the rate of conversion of starting material is
low. On the contrary, the temperature above this range is
2o not desirable because a side reaction such as the formation
of xylene is caused to occur.
Even though the reaction can be carried out in
vapor phase, however, the liquid phase is desirable in order
to maintain the life of catalyst long. Furthermore, the
is vapor phase reaction must be done naturaL:Ly at higher
temperatures and when the reaction temperature is high, the
side reaction such as the formation of xylene s liable to
occur as described above. Accordingly, the reaction is
carried out in liquid phase.
ao In order to carry out the reaction in liquid
phase, it is desirable that the reaction pressure must be
set at a suitable value in wh:lch the reaction system is
maintained in liquid phase. This pressure is generally
selected from the range of normal pressure to 50 kg/cm2.
35 The type of reaction in the method of the present
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invention may be either of continuous flow mode or batchwlse
mode. In batchwise reaction, the reaction time is selected
from the range of 0.5 to 50 hours, which varies according to
reaction temperature and other reaction canditions. If the
s reaction time is shorter than this range, the rate of
conversion is low. On the other hand, when the reaction
time is made unnecessarily Long, it is not desirable because
the yield of dibenzylbenzene cannot be raised any more and
it rather causes the side reactions.
~o When the type of reaction Is continuous flow mode,
the value oP LHSV is 0.2 to 20, preferably 0.5 to 10. When
the LHSV is smaller than this range, it is undesirable
because side reactions increase and the yield per unit time
length is lowered. Meanwhile, if the LFISV value is too
~s large, it is not desirable because unreacted reactants are
discharged intact from the reaction system.
In the batchwise reaction, the catalyst is
generally used as much as 0.1 to 10% by weight, preferably
0.5 to 5~ by weight relative to the mixture of reactants.
2o If the concentration of catalyst is lawer than the above
range, the reaction does not proceed. On the other hand,
when the concentration of catalyst is higher than the above
range, the yield of aimed product cannot always be raised
but the excess g,uantity of catalyst results only :In waste.
2s The quantity of the monocyc:Llc; compound such as
toluene to be Fed in the reaction system Is 0.2 to 20,
preferably 0.5 to 10, in molar ratio relative to the
bicyclic compound of diphenylmethane. When the molar ratio
Is srnal:l.er than the above range, i.e., when the quantity of
so monocyclLc compoun~I relative to the dicyclic compound is
smaller, the conversion rate of the raw material Ls low,
which is not desirable. On the other hand, when an excess
quantity of monocycllc compound more than the above molar
ratio is used, it i.s not desirable either because the
35 quantity per pass of produced dibenzylbenzene is small.
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After the reaction, unreacted monocycllc compounds
and unreacted dicyclic compounds are separated by an
ordinary method to obtain the dibenzylbenzene of the present
invention.
s The electrical insulating oil of the present
invention can be used for impregnating oil-filled electrical
appl9.ances. Exemplified as such appliances are oil-filled
capacitors and oil-filled cables in which at least a part of
their insu~ating materials or dlelectrics are made of
to plastics.
The oil-filled capacitor is made by winding a
metal. foil such as aluminum foil as an electrode and a
plastic film together to obtain a capacitor element and by
impregnating it with an electrical Lnsulating oil through a
~5 conventional method. The conventional paper can be used
together with the plastics film. As the materials for the
plastics film, there are polyolefins such as polyethylene,
polypropylene and polymethylpentene, and polyvinylidene
Fluoride and polyesters. Among them, the polyolefins are
2o especially preferable. °fhe electrode may be formed by
vacuum-deposited metal layer and such a capacitor is called
as an ttIF capacitor. 'fhe electrical insulating oil of the
present invention is especially suitable for this ~TF
capacitor.
25 Furthermore, the o.L:L-L'L:Lleii cable Ls made by
winding a plastics P.ilm on a met:al:Lic conductor such as
copper or aluminum and it is impregnated with an Insulating
oil by a conventional method. As the materials for the
plastics, there are polyolefins such as polyethylene, poly-
3o propylene anti polytnethylpentene, and polyvinylidene fluoride
and polyesters. Among them, the polyolefins are preferably
used, in which Insulating paper is generally used together,
or a composite film made of Insulating paper and polyolefin
Film Fused or stuck to the paper or mixed Fiber paper of
s5 Pulp and polyolefin fiber, is used.
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The insulating oil obtained in accordance with the
method of the present invention has a high bailing point,
however, the viscosity and pour point are relatively low.
Accordingly, it can be suitably used as an electrical
s insulating oil. In addition, the insulating oil of the
present invention can be used together with a conventionally
known insulating oil or the mixture of two kinds or more in
an arbitrary ratio of refined mineral ails; polyolefins such
as polybutene; alkylbenzenes such as dodecylbenzene; diaryl-
~o alkanes such as diphenylmethane, phenyltolylethane, phenyl-
xylylethane and phenyl-isopropylphenylethane; saturated
trimer of styrene; triaryldialkanes or triarylalkenes such
as distyrenated xylene and dibenzyltoluene; alkylbiphenyls
such as isopropylbiphenyl; alkylnaphtha7.enes such as
~s diisopropylnaphthalen; and phthalic esters such as DOP.
The present invention will be described in more
detail in the following.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OU'f THE INVENTION
2o Example of Preparation of Catalyst
Aluminum sulfate, sulfuric acid, n-propylamine and
n-propyl bromide were dissolved in water and water glass was
slowly added to this solution with stirring to prepare a
uniform gel-like slurry. This was .fed onto an autac:l.ave and
2s crystallized with stirr.l.ng at .160°C for 72 hours. After the
crystallization, the crystals were filtered off and washing
with water and filtration were repeated until the filtrate
became neutral to obtain zeolite ZSM-5 having a molar ratio
of S102/A1203 of 70. The obtained zeolite was baked in the
so air to prepare a catalyst. The X-ray diffraction pattern
was coincident with the data disclosed in the foregoing
patent gazette (Japanese Patent Publication No. 46-10064).
Furthermore, the above-mentioned constraint index was also
identical. Therefore, it was understood that the obtained
as catalyst had the characteristic structure of the inlets of
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main pores comprising ten-membered oxygen rings.
Example 1
The zeolite ZSM-5 prepared in the foregoing
Catalyst Preparation Example was converted into hydrogen
type ZSM-5 (12-14 mesh) by the ion exchange with
hydrochloric acid. 200 ml of this catalyst was packed into
a 250 ml reaction vessel and it was dried for 3 hours at
480°C with the supply of dry nitrogen.
A mixture in a ratio of 2 moles of toluene and
~0 1 mole of diphenylmethane was fed at LHSV=1.0, reaction
temperature of 310°C and pressure of 20 atm (under nitrogen
atmosphere).
The obtained reaction mixture was subjected to gas
chromatographic analysis to determine the compositions after
~5 certain hours' feed, the results of which are shown in the
following Table 1.
Example 2
To a 2 liter autoclave were fed 3 moles of
benzene, 3 moles of benzyltoluene and 20 g of catalyst of
2o H-ZSM-5 and allowed to react for 4 hours at 280°C and
25 atm.
After the reaction, dibenzylbenzenes were obtained
with the results of analysis of reaction mixture that the
rate of reaction of benzyltoluene was 58i and the
25 selectivity to d:ibenzylbenzenes was 45%.
Example 3
Reaction was carried out in the like manner as in
Example 2 except that 3 moles of benzene and 3 moles of
ditolylmethane were used. After the reaction, dibenzyl-
3o benzenes were obtained with the analytical results of the
reaction mixture that the rate of reaction of ditolylmethane
was 61~ and the selectivity to dibenzylbenzenes was 43~.
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Comparative Example 1
Hydrogen type zeolite Y (200 ml, made by Union
Carbide, 12-14 mesh) was packed into a 250 ml reaction
vessel and it was dried for 3 hours at 480°C with the supply
s of dry nitrogen. A mixture in a ratio of 2 moles of toluene
and 1 mole of diphenylmethane was fed at LHSV=1.0, reaction
temperature of 180°C and pressure of 20 atm (under nitrogen
atmosphere).
The obtained reaction mixture was analyzed by gas
~o chromatography to determine the composition after 20 hours'
feed, results of which are shown in the following Table 2.
According to the results on zeolite Y, the selec-
tivity to dibenzylbenzenes was low and the lowering of
activity was severe. Th:Is lowering of activity could not be
recovered by raising the reaction temperature from 180°C to
260°C.
Table 1 (Example 1)
Composition (wt.%)
2o Time --
of Benzene biphenyl- Benzyl- Ditolyl- Tricyclic
Feed Toluene Aromatics
(hr) Xyl.ene methane toluene methane DBB DBT DBX
2s 20 51.1 11.9 12.8 5.1 4.6 9.6 4.9
80 52.9 12.0 12.;3 4.7 4.3 9.1 4.7
120 51.5 12.0 13,1 4.8 4.6 9.2 4.8
160 51.5 12.5 12.8 4.9 4.3 9.2 4.8
200 52.3 13.1 10.9 4.8 4.4 9.5 5.0
30 300 52.6 13.6 10.9 5.0 4.3 9.0 4.6
500 52.3 14.3 10.9 4.8 4.3 8.8 4.6
800 51.6 15.0 10.8 4.9 4.2 8.8 4.7
Note: DBB: Dl.benzylbenzne DBT: Dibenzyltoluene
35 DBX: Dibenzylxylene
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Table 2 (Comparative Example 1)
Composition (wt.i)
Time
of Benzene biphenyl- Benzyl- Ditolyl- Dibenzyl
Feed Toluene
(hr) Xylene methane toluene methane benzenes
20 52.2 44.9 2.0 0.4 0.5
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Example 4
(Recavering oP Insulating Oil)
The reaction mixture in Example 1 was recovered
and benzene, toluene and xylene were removed by flash
~s evaporation. A fraction oP dibenzylbenzenes having a boil
ing point oP 350 to 420°C (converted to normal pressure) was
obtained by reduced pressure distillation, wherein the
separated crystals were filtered oPP.
(Preparation of Capacitor)
2o A vacuum metallized polypropylene Pilm oP 40 mm in
width was used. One side oP the film was applied by a
conventional method with a vacuum deposited zinc layer
leaving 3 mm margins. Capacitor elements were made by
winding this metallized Pilm and they were impregnated w:Lth
2s the above Pract:Lon to obtain capacitors (he reLnaL'ter re-
ferred to as "Cap ac a.tor A") htmLng a captaclty oL' 5 ~~F.
For comparison, similar capacitor elements were
impregnated with phenylxylylethane to obtain comparative
capacitors (hereinafter referred to as "Capacitor B").
30 (Corona Discharge Characteristic)
According to a conventional method, the corona
discharge (partial. discharge) characteristics were deter-
mined at 25°C. The results are shown in Table 3. As shown
in the same table, both the corona discharge characteristics
a5 oP Capacitor A are higher than thase oP Capacitor B.
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T a b 1 a 3
Capacitor Corona Starting Carona Ending
Voltage (V) Voltage (V)
Capacitor A 2,500 2,450
Capacitor B 1,020 800
~o (Electric Load Test)
According to a conventional method, each of
Capacitor A and Capacitor B was applied with voltages of
120 V/u in potential gradient and the change in capacity
with the passage of time was measured.
~5 As a result, the capacity of Capacitor A was
hardly changed after 1000 hours. In the Capacitor B,
however, the capacity was reduced by about 15% after
1000 hours.
By the way, a capacitor impregnated with benzyl
2o toluene was also tested, in which the change :Ln capacitor
after 100 hours was similar to that of Capacitor B impreg
nated with pheny:Lxylylethane.
INDUSTt2:CAL APPLICABILITY
25 As described above, the present invention provides
a method of producing a novel electrical insulating oil.
Furthermore, the insulating oil of the present invention is
most suitable for impregnat:Lng MF Capacitors.
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